So you’re early. Your brand doesn’t have to look it.

A focused brand sprint for Harvard-connected founders turning student projects into real companies.

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Why this exists

Most student startups don’t fail loudly.

Here's the truth…

They stall because they don’t look real enough to move forward.

Early investors, customers, and partners make fast judgements. Design is one of the first signals they read, whether consciously or not.

This sprint exists to tighten that signal.

The Brand Sprint is a short, focused engagement to give your company a clear, credible brand — without overbuilding or overthinking it.

Not a full rebrand. Not an agency relationship.

Just a deliberate upgrade to how your company presents itself.

Introducing

the Brand Sprint

Two weeks

Brand Identity

We bring brand, website, and product into a single, coherent standard — so everything moves in the same direction.

Positioning
narrative
visual identity
website design
Marketing Collateral

Pitch Deck

Senior product design support for teams who need clear thinking, fast execution, and fewer mistakes post-launch.

UX & UI Design
Native and Desktop Apps
User Flows
Prototypes
Design System

Brand Identity

We bring brand, website, and product into a single, coherent standard — so everything moves in the same direction.

Positioning
narrative
visual identity
website design
Marketing Collateral

Pitch Deck

Senior product design support for teams who need clear thinking, fast execution, and fewer mistakes post-launch.

UX & UI Design
Native and Desktop Apps
User Flows
Prototypes
Design System

"Epic studio! we needed design collaborators that were willing to roll up their sleeves with us - as well as stay practical and move fast. Tension strikes that balance every time."

Tom Kaldor, Ajust

Is this right for you?

This is not for you if:

This is a side project

You plan to launch, raise, or recruit

You care how your company is perceived

This is for you if:

This is a side project

You’re still “exploring ideas”

You want free feedback or vague advice

One Sprint. Bright Future.

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Foundations

Brand identity, product UI, and marketing presence—built from scratch or rebuilt from the ground up.

Brand identity and visual system

Product UI design and component library

Marketing website

Design system documentation

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go beyond

ProductPartner

Product UI that works—without the full brand rebuild. THis is a secondary line that extends the paragraph.

Continuous UI / UX support

Embedded design custodian

UX / UI optimisation

Dev-ready files

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helping companies like yours

Tension Studio has actual expertise in UX and design, which is clearly relevant to the work we do. Very quickly, you realise it’s so worth it.

Alex Solo, Sprintlaw

The branding process was fantastic. It was great having Tension Studio steer that process — it’s very much in their wheelhouse.

Daniel Gunasekera, Covalent API

Even though it was called a sprint, it’s one of the most in-depth branding processes I’ve seen in my 10 years of working with designers.

Jimmy Horan, Phinly

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